(A) As a condition attached to the issuance of, or renewal of, an liquor license hereunder, it shall be the duty of each licensee to require all owners, officers, agents, and employees of licensee to testify (subject to any constitutional restrictions) at any hearing that may be conducted by the city, or any of its committees, commissions, boards or agencies, or the Local Liquor Commissioner, regardless of whether they would otherwise be subject to subpoena power, when such hearings may relate directly or indirectly to any events or occurrences of which they may have knowledge arising out of their position as owner, officer, agent or employee of the licensee.
(B) It shall further be the duty of licensee to inform all such owners, officers, agents, and employees of their duty to testify hereunder and licensee shall make the same a condition of employment for all licensee’s employees.
(C) If any such officer, agent, or employee fails or refuses to testify to the full extent of their knowledge at any such hearing when requested so to do by the city, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a violation of this section by licensee, unless such failure to refusal is based upon a constitutional right to not so testify.
(D) The violation of the provisions of this section shall constitute due cause for the nonrenewal, suspension and/or revocation of the license of the licensee. Any such non-renewal, suspension or revocation shall be effective only after compliance with the procedures and provisions set forth in § 111.69 hereof or otherwise in conformity with law. The suspension, revocation or non-renewal of such licensee shall be an additional remedy and shall not prevent or exclude a prosecutorial action(s) for a fine under § 111.72 hereof.
(Ord. 2014-03-0488O, passed 3-25-2014)